Comparison of baseline clinical characteristics for patients with groups
| Variables | All | N-HbA1c | H-HbA1c | ||||
| (N=441) | All (N=247) | Previous undiagnosed diabetes (n=237) | Previous diagnosed diabetes (n=10) | All (N=194) | Previous undiagnosed diabetes (n=79) | Previous diagnosed diabetes (n=115) | |
| General information | |||||||
| Male sex, n (%) | 281 (63.7) | 149 (60.3) | 143 (60.3) | 6 (60) | 132 (68.0) | 54 (68.4) | 78 (67.8) |
| Age, years (mean±SD) | 49.5±14.5 | 50.3±15.4 | 49.8±15.0 | 61.4±19.5 | 48.4±13.3 | 48.3±13.9 | 48.5±12.9 |
| Weight, kg (mean±SD) | 73.0±13.1 | 71.1±13.4 | 71.0±13.6 | 71.5±8.6 | 75.5±12.4*** | 76.7±12.6 | 74.8±12.3 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 133 (30.2) | 65 (26.3) | 62 (26.2) | 3 (30) | 68 (35.1) | 30 (38.0) | 38 (33.0) |
| Drinking, n (%) | 102 (23.1) | 44 (17.8) | 42 (17.7) | 2 (20) | 58 (29.9)** | 27 (34.2) | 31 (27.0)* |
| Underlying diseases, n (%) | |||||||
| NAFLD | 214 (48.5) | 103 (41.7) | 99 (41.8) | 4 (40) | 111 (57.2)** | 49 (62.0) | 62 (53.9)** |
| Hypertension | 107 (24.3) | 57 (23.1) | 51 (21.5) | 6 (60) | 50 (25.8) | 14 (17.7) | 36 (31.3)** |
| Coronary heart disease | 21 (4.8) | 10 (4.0) | 10 (4.2) | 0 | 11 (5.7%) | 7 (8.9%) | 4 (3.5%) |
| Dyslipidemia | 154 (34.9) | 74 (30.0) | 73 (30.8) | 1 (10) | 80 (41.2)* | 25 (31.6) | 55 (47.8)** |
| Previous history of AP | 105 (23.8) | 57 (23.1) | 55 (23.2) | 2 (20) | 48 (24.7) | 23 (29.1) | 25 (21.7) |
| Etiology, n (%) | |||||||
| Biliary | 104 (23.5) | 77 (31.2) | 73 (30.8) | 4 (40) | 27 (13.9)*** | 15 (19.0) | 12 (10.4)*** |
| Alcohol | 56 (12.7) | 28 (11.3) | 27 (11.4) | 1 (10) | 27 (13.9) | 11 (13.9) | 16 (13.9) |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | 214 (48.5) | 99 (40.1) | 96 (40.5) | 3 (30) | 116 (59.8)*** | 45 (57.0) | 71 (61.7)*** |
| Others | 67 (15.2) | 43 (17.4) | 41 (17.3) | 2 (20) | 24 (12.4) | 8 (10.1) | 16 (13.9) |
Results are expressed as n (%) or mean±SD.
N-HbA1c versus H-HbA1c. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001. N-HbA1c (previous undiagnosed diabetes or previous diagnosed diabetes) versus H-HbA1c (previous undiagnosed diabetes or previous diagnosed diabetes).
AP, acute pancreatitis; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c; H-HbA1c, high serum HbA1c; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; N-HbA1c, normal serum HbA1c.